It has been found that these changes are experienced similarly at all stations where observatories have been placed on the earth's surface; they are therefore variations of the magnetic force of ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

Scientists have raised concerns that the Earth's inner core may completely halt its rotation by 2040 ... which could have implications for Earth's magnetic field. At the center of the Earth ...

Venus is a Victim of a Rampant Greenhouse Effect Venus's atmosphere is made mostly of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse ...

By the laws of physics, the slowest the Earth could slow its spin would be 1 rotation every 365 days. That situation is called "sun-synchronous" and would force one side of our planet to always ...

As well as a few temporary reversals, the Earth's magnetic field – just like the Sun – can flip over long ... of the motion of the planet and its rotation, as well as heat-driven convection.

A breakthrough simulation reveals how magnetars form and evolve, solving a key mystery about their magnetic origins. Magnetars are a rare type of neutron star with the strongest magnetic fields in the ...

If it weren’t for the magnetic field that surrounds ... particles just beyond the outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere. It deflects the cosmic rays that constantly whiz through space from our sun and ...

If Earth stopped spinning ... The planet would also lose its magnetic field, which protects us from solar wind and coronal mass ejections. As a result, it… People in industrial societies ...